Arizona’s Round 1 BEAD Application Window Open Until February 5

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Arizona has set January 6 to February 5 as the Round 1 application window in their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program deployment process. The state has been allotted $993.1 million in the program. Arizona’s BEAD Program will be administered by the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA). The selection criteria are divided into primary and secondary categories. The primary selection criterion are minimal BEAD outlay (the amount beyond the mandatory 25 percent outlay), cost reasonableness, resiliency, affordability, and fair labor practice. The secondary criteria are speed to deployment, technical requirements, open access for priority projects, local and Tribal coordination, and workforce development. Non-priority broadband projects have their own criteria. They included minimal BEAD outlay; cost reasonableness; resiliency; affordability; fair labor practices; technological requirements; open access for priority projects; local and Tribal coordination; community anchor institutions and workforce development.


Arizona’s Round 1 BEAD Application Window Open Until February 5